At the risk of the pot calling the kettle black, the rants of Vice President JD Vance about Medicare fraud in Maine are laughable to me. Vance’s boss pardoned a man, Philip Esformes , who was charged with bilking the Medicare system for $1.3 billion of taxpayer money and happens to be a Trump donor. […]
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Universal healthcare in Maine can lower school budgets | Letter
It’s school budget time. Here’s something to consider. Health insurance premiums paid by school districts have gone up significantly. In a district of over 600 employees, the increase was over $1 million for a total of almost $10 million for just the employer cost share. Employees will also be paying premiums, deductibles and copays. The healthcare […]
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Republicans clutching pearls over Platner? Huh? | Letter
It seems extremely hypocritical to me that Graham Platner is being hammered for statements he made in the past and for a Nazi tattoo. Meanwhile, we have elected a president who has 34 felony convictions, paid an $80-plus million settlement for harassing a woman and has an admitted history of sexually assaulting women (remember the Billy […]
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David Costello deserves the same coverage as Graham Platner | Letter
We would not have to compromise our values to cast a vote for this Democrat.
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Maine used to elect people of integrity | Letter
I’m amazed at how this “newspaper” allows people to write about how Graham Platner’s behavior is unacceptable, but that’s OK. Everything the Democrats are against, Graham Platner was for. Now he has changed? Maine used to elect people of good character and integrity. Great senators like Margaret Chase Smith, Hannibal Hamlin, Edmund Muskie, George Mitchell […]
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Appalled by failure to test for radon in Maine schools | Letter
According to last Sunday’s reporting, only 12% of Maine schools have been tested for radon over the past five years. Of the 12% tested, 25% had elevated levels of cancer-causing radon gas, which is the second leading cause of lung cancer. A recent study indicated that it was common for districts with other financial challenges […]
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Steady, practical Costello is the best choice for Senate | Letter
David Costello’s approach to the economy is why I am voting for him for U.S. Senate in the June 9 Democratic primary. He supports raising wages, protecting workers’ rights and expanding tax relief. He understands that lasting prosperity requires investment in our infrastructure, small businesses, research and rural Maine, and that large corporations and the […]
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Hannah Pingree is the right person to lead Maine | Letter
I am a proud native of Aroostook County. In Maine local government for over 30 years, I had to be nonpartisan, saw many governors and had conversations with most of them. I know a good governor when I see one. Now in my retirement from being a city manager and county manager, I am delighted […]
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Unsettled by remarks of Jonathan Bush | Letter
I recently attended the Rental Housing Authority dinner and listened to the candidates for governor from both parties. They were asked what keeps them up at night. It was Jonathan Bush’s answer, to a different question, that has kept me up at night. The discussion centered on a successful $11 million Maine program providing emergency rent […]
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Maine’s tourism economy is in decline | Letter
A dismal five-year trends suggest we are not sufficiently focused on making tourism a dynamic part of our local economy.